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Sarah Biffin to unknown recipient, autograph letter signed

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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  • Julia Conyers album
  • Watercolor portrait of Lord Byron
  • The great aerial navigator, or atmospheric machine!
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  • Lives of the necromancers (with tipped in autograph letter signed to Thomas Northmore, 3 January [1803])
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
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Sarah Biffin manuscript material

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Title
Sarah Biffin to unknown recipient, autograph letter signed
Names
Biffin, Sarah, 1784-1850 (Author)
Collection

Sarah Biffin manuscript material

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1812-04-21
Place: Plymouth (?)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (MISC 4627)
Topics
Biffin, Sarah, 1784-1850
Artists -- England -- 19th century
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Biographical/historical: Sarah Biffin [married name Wright], English miniature painter.
Description
· To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 April 1812 : (MISC 4627) : from Plymouth Dock; begins, "I hope I have not incurred your displeasure by keeping the two miniatures so long . . . ."
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23878808
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.WOM41c
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9495b90-5d1f-013f-d229-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1784: Creator Born
  • 1812: Created
  • 1850: Creator Died
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Sarah Biffin to unknown recipient, autograph letter signed" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1812. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c8cded0-69a6-013f-fe71-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Sarah Biffin to unknown recipient, autograph letter signed" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c8cded0-69a6-013f-fe71-0242ac110003

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1812). Sarah Biffin to unknown recipient, autograph letter signed Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c8cded0-69a6-013f-fe71-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Sarah Biffin to unknown recipient, autograph letter signed